Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Virginia couple accused of crashing President Obama 's first White House state dinner on Tuesday are named in at least 16 different civil suits in Fauquier County , sometimes as plaintiffs , sometimes as defendants .

A trawl through court records on Thursday revealed a more complete picture of Tareq and Michaele Salahi , who have left an extensive paper trail in federal bankruptcy and state court filings .

The couple was spotted rubbing elbows with the likes of Vice President Joe Biden and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel at Tuesday 's dinner , but the Secret Service says they were not invited .

A Secret Service checkpoint `` did not follow proper procedures '' to determine if the two were on the guest list , said Edwin M. Donovan , a Secret Service special agent , in a statement .

The incident represents a security breach for the White House at the Obama administration 's biggest social event to date . More than 300 guests , including Cabinet members , diplomats and Hollywood celebrities , attended the dinner in honor of visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh .

The couple did not respond to CNN requests for comment Thursday .

`` At this time the Salahis will not make any formal comments regarding the rumors and media speculation surrounding the White House state dinner , '' their publicist , Mahogany Jones , said in a statement . `` Their counsel , Paul W. Gardner Esq. , states emphatically that the Salahis ' did not ` crash ' this event . We look forward to setting the record straight very soon . ''

Asked for comment on the Salahi 's legal difficulties , Jones said in an e-mail , `` We will begin doing press and media next week providing exclusive interviews and press junkets . If you would like to be considered in our media circuit we request that you hold your proposed published profile until then . ''

A page on Facebook , apparently maintained jointly by the Salahis , paints them as high rollers , listing their interests as polo , wine , and diplomatic relations , among others .

A separate Facebook fan page dedicated to Michaele that appears to be run by her says , `` I was honored to be invited to attend the First State Dinner hosted by President Obama & the First Lady to honor India . ''

The page in her name is full of pictures showing her at social events around Washington .

But the two also spend quite a bit of time in court , records show .

One of the lawsuits against the Salahis was filed by Robb Levin of Fairfax , Virginia , who held his wedding at the Oasis Winery in August 2005 .

`` I have a judgment against them , '' he said by phone on Thursday . `` The settlement was for $ 15,000 , plus interest from June 2008 . They have n't paid a penny . ''

Levin contracted with the winery to provide vendors , such as florists and catering , for the event . But , he said , he discovered the winery was adding a `` significant profit '' to what the vendors were charging them . `` Vendors told me what they were charging . They were charging me two or three times as much , '' he said . When he tried to use his own vendors , he said , he was fined $ 1,000 .

After he signed a contract to hold his wedding there , `` They were very , very , very hard to get a hold of , '' he said .

`` I remember -LSB- the contract -RSB- being very short and it just said to hold the date . When I went back , I found it said they could charge my credit card at will . At the time I signed it I do n't remember all those pages being there . I do n't remember a whole 8 - or 12-page document , '' Levin said . `` There were thousands of dollars charged to my card with no explanation . ''

He fought with the Salahis , dealing mostly with Michaele , throughout the run-up to his nuptials , he said .

`` They wanted more money and I was n't releasing it , '' he said . `` They threatened me with lawyers . They threatened to cancel the wedding . ''

In the end , Levin said , he paid up to make sure the wedding went ahead , then sued the Salahis afterward to get his money back .

Tareq and Michaele , meanwhile , were engaged in a long court battle with his parents over the winery .

Court records show Tareq sued his mother , Corinne , and the case was dismissed .

Corinne sued Tareq and the case went to trial . The outcome is not clear from a Virginia courts Web site .

Tareq and Michaele won control of the winery in 2007 , but it has run into debt since then .

Oasis Winery filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in February , according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court records in the Eastern District of Virginia . Tareq Salahi is listed as company president in the filing . Creditors listed include the IRS , Fauquier County , the state of Virginia , several banks and American Express Corp. , among others . The company claims about $ 335,000 in assets and $ 965,000 in liabilities .

Among the debts listed are more than $ 60,000 in credit card debt and an `` unknown '' amount in federal back taxes .

`` Debtor has not filed corporate taxes since tax year 2006 , '' the filing says . `` Has always previously had business loss , with refund flowing to shareholders . ''

Also listed is a $ 65 parking ticket in Montgomery County , Maryland , nearly $ 3,000 in gasoline purchases to Exxon-Mobil and more than $ 95,000 in legal fees .

According to the February filing , Oasis made $ 1.7 million in 2007 but only $ 35,000 in 2008 . The filing lists two pending lawsuits against Oasis , one for more than $ 300,000 for `` catering services '' and one judgment against the company .

Under `` repossessions , '' the filing lists a 2004 Aston Martin , which it estimates was worth $ 150,000 when it was repossessed in October 2008 . Some $ 85,000 was still owed , according to the filing . In addition , a boat valued at $ 90,000 was repossessed in June 2008 , with $ 56,000 still owed , according to court documents .

The company also had closed a checking account , $ 3,800 in the red , about a year before the filing .

Oasis owes $ 224,000 `` for rental of FedEx Redskins Suite and related hospitality services , '' according to court documents .

The Chapter 7 filing , under which a debtor 's assets are sold to pay creditors , followed an apparent effort to save the winery earlier .

The business had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2008 , with Salahi 's mother , Corinne , listing herself as president .

A Chapter 11 bankruptcy is referred to as a `` reorganization '' bankruptcy , according to the federal judiciary 's Web site .

In addition to federal bankruptcy , Tareq and Michaele may now face criminal charges .

The incident represents a security breach for the White House at the Obama administration 's biggest social event to date . More than 300 guests , including Cabinet members , diplomats and Hollywood celebrities , attended the dinner .

If they lied to federal agents in order to get into the White House dinner , that is a federal crime , said Fran Townsend , CNN national security contributor .

The agents tasked with protecting the president `` did not follow proper procedures , '' Secret Service agent Edwin Donovan said in a statement , but said the gatecrashers went through metal detectors `` and other levels of security . ''

The Salahis are aspiring reality-TV stars who hoped to land roles in the forthcoming show , `` The Real Housewives of D.C. , '' by the Bravo cable network , The Washington Post reported .

In a statement Thursday , Bravo said , `` Michaele Salahi is under consideration as a cast member , as such -LSB- series producer -RSB- Half Yard Productions were filming the Salahis on that day . Half Yard was only aware that per the Salahis they had been invited -LSB- to the state dinner -RSB- as guests . ''

Video of the dinner showed the couple walking past journalists into the event .

The couple also appears to have posted pictures on Facebook purportedly showing them gaining access to high profile events during inauguration week , according to The Washington Post 's Reliable Sources gossip column .

Pictures on the couple 's joint Facebook account appear to show them in the first family 's glass-enclosed viewing area after a concert at the Lincoln Memorial , according to the Post .

`` Tareq & Michaele were honored to be invited to President Obama 's private viewing box at the Lincoln Memorial , '' the Facebook posting from inauguration weekend reportedly reads . `` Naturally this picture was taken after his departure . ''

Other pictures purportedly show them mingling with celebrities during inauguration weekend , including talk show host Oprah Winfrey at the Kennedy Center , according to the Post .

CNN 's Richard Allen Greene , Shannan Butler and Ashley Hayes contributed to this report .

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NEW : Tareq and Michaele Salahi named in at least 16 lawsuits , filed for Chapter 7 in February

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Couple posts Facebook photos purportedly showing them at inauguration events

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Secret Service admits it `` did not follow proper procedures ''

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Service said Salahis went through metal detectors , other levels of security